Senior Software Engineer, Database Acceleration

1 Month ago • 4-8 Years • Data Analyst

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior Software Engineer in TikTok's data platform team, you will design, implement, optimize, and grow one of the world's largest data platforms. You'll work with big data technologies (Hadoop, Spark, Presto, Kafka, etc.) to build a cloud-native OLAP engine for petabyte-level datasets. Responsibilities include architecting data warehouses and lakes, enhancing open-source frameworks, and creating solutions for scalability, reliability, and availability. Your work will directly impact core products and hundreds of millions of users.
Must have:
  • Design and implement scalable big data systems
  • Build a world-leading OLAP engine
  • Optimize open-source data frameworks (Spark, Presto, etc.)
  • Architect data warehouses and data lakes
  • Experience with Big Data technologies (Hadoop, Spark, etc.)

Job Details

Responsibilities
As a senior software engineer in the data platform team, you will have the opportunity to build, optimize and grow one of the largest data platforms in the world. You'll have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience on all kinds of systems in the data platform ecosystem. Your work will have a direct and huge impact on the company's core products as well as hundreds of millions of users. • Design and implement reliable, scalable, robust and extensible big data systems that support core products and business • Build the world-leading cloud native OLAP engine for PB level data sets • Optimize and enhance open source data frameworks, Spark SQL, Presto, Flink etc. • Responsible for architecting internal data warehouse and data lakes to support all business unites • Creating innovative solutions toward system scalability, reliability, and availability problems
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: • BS or MS degree in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent practical experience • Familiar with commonly used algorithms, data structures, network programming and multi-threaded programming • Experience with the Big Data technologies (Hadoop, Spark, Presto, Kafka, ClickHouse, Flink,, Flume etc.) • Experience with building and optimizing Big Data pipelines and architectures
Job Information
About TikTok

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Why Join Us

Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.

We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Diversity & Inclusion

TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

TikTok Accommodation

TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at

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Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

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